Star Nomad

Star Nomad

Huy Phan · December 29, 2014 · Indie, Strategy, RPG, Space

Buy Star Nomad from Steam at $0.99 — the cheapest of 4 stores we compare. The cheapest Star Nomad key from a keyshop is $1.33 at Gameseal.

PC
Mixed61% · 51
Best price
$0.99
lowest tracked $0.49
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Where to buy Star Nomad — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.99
Buy

Cheapest Star Nomad keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.33
Buy
Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.50
Buy
Kinguin
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.53
Buy

Star Nomad price by region

Star Nomad costs €0.79 in Europe (EUR), £0.79 in the United Kingdom, $0.90 in Georgia (USD), $0.99 in the United States, CA$1.19 in Canada, NZ$1.29 in New Zealand, A$1.50 in Australia, R$2.29 in Brazil and zł3.59 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Star Nomad offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Europe (EUR) €0.79 €0.79 €1.15 4
United Kingdom £0.79 £0.79 £1.00 2
Georgia (USD) $0.90 $0.90 $1.33 4
United Statesyour region $0.99 $0.99 $1.33 4
Canada CA$1.19 CA$1.19 — 1
New Zealand NZ$1.29 NZ$1.29 — 1
Australia A$1.50 A$1.50 — 1
Brazil R$2.29 R$2.29 — 1
Poland zł3.59 zł3.59 zł6.42 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Star Nomad

✦ AI summary

Star Nomad is an arcade top-down retro-scifi spacesim that lets you forge your own path as a cargo runner, mercenary, miner, merchant, smuggler, or pirate across a dynamic faction-driven galaxy. It strips away the complexity of classic sandbox spacesims like Elite and Privateer while layering in a story-driven campaign inspired by noir sci-fi, multiple ship classes with upgradeable modules, and large-scale fleet battles where your choices determine who becomes your ally or enemy.

Star Nomad is an arcade top-down retro-scifi 2D sandbox spacesim. It was created as an arcade tribute to classic spacesims of old such as Elite, Wing Commander Privateer, Escape Velocity and Freelancer. If you are a fan of these games, then you're in for a nostalgic ride!

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* A simplified arcade take on the often complex sandbox space-sim genre.
* Freedom of play-styles.
* Be a Cargo runner.
* Be a Mercenary unleashing firepower for wealth!
* Be a Miner seeking rare ores.
* Be a Merchant trading in goods!
* Be a Smuggler dealing in lucrative drugs & evade the law!
* Be a Pirate attacking merchant ships, become infamous & fight for anarchy!
* Join huge multi-faction Fleet Battles!
* Dynamic faction standing system, where your actions will determine friends or foes.
* Multiple ship classes to fly, including drone carriers & the mighty Yamato Battleship!
* All ships are up-gradable with modules.


In Star Nomad, you roam free in the Wildlands Sector immersed in a sci-fi noir setting rich in depth and humor. While a sandbox at heart, it's also heavily story driven with a personal plot inspired by WW2 & classic sci-fi/cyberpunk such as Blade Runner, Johnny Mnemonic & Gundam that puts you right in the pilot seat to determine the outcome of an escalating corporate war!

Star Nomad has a semi-permadeath system whereby you will lose your ship, but insurance will payout most of the ship value in credits. Death does sting, so take care, please read the brief manual (accessed via this store page, on the right) before starting your piloting career!

Star Nomad — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Star Nomad is a mobile game ported to Steam that attempts a space trading concept but suffers from poorly implemented mechanics and frustrating design. Players criticize the relentless pirate encounters that feel unfair and target the player exclusively, the grindy progression where upgrades don't meaningfully improve survivability, and the overall lack of polish expected for a PC release. While some acknowledge it as a cheap, brief diversion, most reviews suggest it's not worth playing even at a low price due to broken balance and repetitive gameplay.

Not recommended Sep 27, 2023
Star Nomad is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. This mobile app is published as "Star Nomad Elite (Oreo+)" on the app stores, in case you want to have a crap time on your mobile phone instead of having a crap time on PC. Valve does suggest we should say what we like about video games as well as what we don't like, at least this is making an attempt at being something a little deeper than a 2D retro pixel platformer or an Angry Birds ripoff or whatever. It's trying to be a space trading game where you tap your finger on your iPhone to move a little non-Newtonian spaceship around a top down map, stopping to grind trade stuff (buy low, sell high) etc... that wouldn't be bad if there was a technical implementation with any substance behind it, but this is a basic low effort 2D "retro" mobile app. Games don't live in a vacuum, this is competing with games like Starfield and Elite Dangerous here on Steam, and it's turning out about as well as that boxing match between Mike Tyson and Stephen Hawking. From a technical perspective, as a mobile app, this doesn't meet basic minimum requirements …
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 12, 2022
Huh where am i what's going on? There's pirates lemme at em' *Continues to die three times* Random lady "Help! pirates are attacking!" Me: "Nah fam, good luck tho"
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 6, 2019
♥♥♥♥♥ game. Not even basic intelligence for the pirates. The game is merely a grind fest - the pirates are omnipresent, and will only target YOU. It's all RNG, anytime a pirate shows up, you die and lose your cargo and ship and equipment. Anytime there's no pirates, you make some money, but not fast enough to upgrade into a ship that can reasonably defend you. And as soon as you upgrade.. the pirates upgrade too! Screw this.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 14, 2024
I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…
Recommended Sep 1, 2022
asd
Recommended Aug 25, 2021
A quick space explore RPG game. Cheap. Worth the price. Not much but I guess it passes muster.

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